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Pat Barker, The women of Troy (#BookReview)

September 9, 2023January 16, 2024 / Whispering Gums / 32 Comments

I shocked my reading group last week when I announced during our discussion of Pat Barker's novel, The women of Troy, that I was tiring of feminist re-imaginings of historical women. This is not to say that I didn't enjoy the novel, and it is definitely not to say that I am not interested in … Continue reading Pat Barker, The women of Troy (#BookReview)

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